{"id":57368,"date":"2020-11-17T13:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/congo\/who-africa-online-press-briefing-on-covid-19-in-africa-13\/"},"modified":"2020-11-17T13:00:11","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T11:00:11","slug":"who-africa-online-press-briefing-on-covid-19-in-africa-13","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/central-africa\/congo\/who-africa-online-press-briefing-on-covid-19-in-africa-13\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO Africa Online Press Briefing on COVID-19 in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/e2859b55e2c1585.jpeg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a><br \/><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-newsroom.com\/files\/download\/e2859b55e2c1585\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Download logo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please join an online media briefing with representatives from the World Health Organization (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.WHO.int\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WHO.int<\/a>), Centre For the Aids Programme Of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), and International Organization for Migration. The briefing is on-the-record and it is an opportunity for you to ask questions about COVID-19. The media briefing is facilitated by APO Group.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Dr Matshidiso Moeti, WHO Regional Director for Africa <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Mohammed Abdiker, Regional Director, IOM regional office for East and Horn of Africa<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><strong>Professor Salim S. Abdool Karim, Director: CAPRISA, Co-Chair: Ministerial Advisory Committee on COVID-19 and Professor of Global Health: Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Date: Thursday 19 November 2020 <\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Time:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>10:00 -11:00 Dakar time<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>11:00 -12:00 Brazzaville\/London time <\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>12:00 -13:00 Johannesburg time <\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><strong><strong>13:00 -14:00 Kampala\/Nairobi time<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n<p><strong>Moderated by: Tsepiso Makwetla, Journalist<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>To attend, please register at:\u00a0 <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apo-opa.com\/who\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APO-opa.com\/who\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Interpretation will be provided in French. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to access the event.<\/p>\n<p>You can send questions in advance in English or French. Please email Collins Boakye-Agyemang: <a>boakyeagyemangc@who.int<\/a>, with your full name, your country and your media organization. Anonymous questions will not be accepted. Please specify if you are ok to ask your questions live during the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>You can also ask questions live during the briefing using the Q&amp;A function in Zoom. Please specify your full name, your country and the media organization you work for.<\/p>\n<p><i>Distributed by APO Group on behalf of WHO Regional Office for Africa.<\/i><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/who-africa.africa-newsroom.com\/press\/who-africa-online-press-briefing-on-covid19-in-africa19?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Source<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>South Africa Today Africa \u2013 Central Africa <a title=\"Republic of Congo\" href=\"http:\/\/southafricatoday.net\/africa-news\/category\/central-africa\/congo\/\">Congo<\/a> News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Download logo Please join an online media briefing with representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO.int), Centre For the Aids Programme Of Research in South Africa (CAPRISA), and International Organization for Migration. The briefing is on-the-record and it is an opportunity for you to ask questions about COVID-19. 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